Re: [Tiki-devel] Tracker field file display an upload button AND is an URL field (both together) with Upload files from remote source enable

Bernard Sfez via TikiWiki-devel <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.cms.tiki.devel
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Done : https://dev.tiki.org/item8405-Trackers-File-field-type-Confusion-for-the-end-user-when-the-targeted-gallery-as-Upload-files-from-remote-source-set-to-yes

I reviewed the field and adapt our solutions, please review and improve. 🙏

Cheers,
Bernard


> On 24 Apr 2023, at 19:34, Jonny Bradley via TikiWiki-devel <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Bernard
> 
> Yes, you are right, that's always been rather confusing - i guess there should be a choice of upload, browse or "link to remote url" presented there.
> 
> I think to cancel a file imported form source i guess you have to delete it - what happens if you go to edit properties?
> 
> Might suit a medium/junior dev, so make a wish perhaps? https://dev.tiki.org/Make-a-wish
> 
> jb
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On 6 Apr 2023, at 12:07, Bernard Sfez via TikiWiki-devel <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> On a Tiki24 I use a tracker with a file tracker field to set file with items.
>> 
>> I see, under the upload button, an URL field (both are displayed together) and this is because on this Tiki "Upload files from remote source” has been enabled. (fgal_upload_from_source)
>> 
>> I have some mixed feeling about the way it is implemented in the tracker file type case.
>> 
>> Simple "users" won't have any clue about what to do with a button + an URL field without even a note that it is one or the other. (there is no help text)
>> 
>> I have some concern about the way it handles problems. For example I uploaded and image and also set an URL then save. 😈
>> 
>> The files is saved in the file gallery but the URL is gone.
>> There should be some kind of error telling the user he is gonna loose the URL (or better handling anyway).
>> 
>> Shouldn’t we have a way to “cancel” upload from source (have it optional) when used in a tracker file field ?
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Bernard
>> 
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